New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-28
GENERAL GRANTS BIRTHDAY
A CELEBRATION BY THE AMERIcUs CLUB


PrTTsBuRo, Aprfl 27.-The banquet of the Americas
Club, of Pi sburg. commcmoraing the sxtyfth ami
versary OF birth of General Grant, was held at tho
Monongahela House this evening The club secured all
the floor OF the hotel and the corridors and APP
proaches to dining hall decorated In elaborate
Style In the banquet hall the tables were arranged so as
to represent the initials u s. g." On the guests table
an immense bank of flowers was arranged upon which
the monogram "U. s. c." worked out. On each Of
the three tables, the initial letters of the name were
prominent on tho third table at the ends were the
dates 1922 and 1887, presented on backgrounds OF
flowers the walls OF the hall were portraits OF wash
ington, Lincoln, Garfield. Logan and prominent local
Republican leaders in times past
Before the regular programme of the evening was be-
gun an informal reception given to the distinguished
guests who were present. among whom were Governor
Foraker of Ohio Colonel Fred Grant j. G. New, OF In
diana; Lieutenant Governor Davies Secretary OF the
Common wealth C. W. stone and J. p Foster president
of the New-York Republican Club. 1t was o'clock
when the guests were all seated at the tables
aud II noticed that Governor Foraker, the
principal speaker of the evening" was assigned the same
seat which General Grant had occupied on the occasion
of the reception given to him his return from his trip
around the world When the guests ana members OF the
club reached the dining hail. Paul. president OF the
Al circus Club, extended cordial welcome to those
present The Rev T. j. Leak pastor OF the North Ave-
Methodist Episcopal Church. Allegheny said grace
After the tables had been cleared President Paul intro
duced Governor Foraker who responded to the toast
General Grant," saying in part:
To the last day that he President the doctrine was
continually proclaimed and fearlessly kept to the 'front.'
that to every National right II was the duty OF the
well as abroad one acts OF his Administration
10 the troops TO protect the voters OF south
the Ku Klux and the rifle clubs OF that State It was
after his day before any % Inc
rights under the Constitution and laws OF the United
States Mt the hands OF the authorities or Ills state lie
w vii
patience with the idea that the Government should
into any saie Of the Union and there lay It's
hands upon any citizen OF the state and compel him to
go and DO battle for IL at The peril OF his fe and
then be poweress when its authority was duly Invoked
to protect that citizen IN every right the the Of %
and he returned TO his home He could not understand
in the one case should suddenly rise 50 high that they
coud not be crossed in the other. .
He believed in the Union and the Constitution. He
believed in the Uni ted States OF America He believed In
and elevation Of labor lie believed in the development
Of our He believed TINS Sapa o ~ b 10 De I'M
lie believed In protective tarf aud was less concerned
lection 20 protect believed frat and above all In
tho rights Of man. He believed In civil and political
equality and he believed In the practical enforcemeht
OF what was Theoretically proclaimed and therefore, 1t
that with all the ardor OF his soul he believed In
free ballot and fair count and hated and despised as nc
on ght to- every who apOlogize for or was ndif-
lerent TO the crime that would prevent ,h them.
Governed by these great principles he gave TO the co
try administration OF Its civil affairs which consider,
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by the comprehensive scope OF its duties and the brill
liant results of its achievements stands among All our
pem.nt and companion piece his military and
placed him justly with Lincoln by the side OF Washington
And yet he please everybody on the contrary
he shared the fate OF all positive and vigorous great men
lie thoroughly disllked and hated IN his time
In fact no more merciessly criti
cised, or more malicousiy and shameiully SIAN
nj. efa sna caa. we we're told that he
drunk at shoh-crazy and failure In the trenches be,
that he general but only bloody butcher In the
Wilderness; aud. while he was President, his enemies
continually rallied against him, claiming that no was
everything that he should not be- But when he went
s2 n, iTo wa. h.ed and Of
ever beneath the homage OF world NO plafe cI Sa
SS ali %h'rs
could be found who was either so hlgn or so
apd greet Sm " Hs returned in the alness Of his fame
TO nd his country more deyoedy attached 70 nun
upon thsu BIZ asn p.i az :,
how. wherever he travelled aud however he might
honored, he failed TO manifest genuine, Roman
Ike pride-not that he had been great general. who
had led million men to victory, n9' nat ne nsa Deen
OF 5oo0oo people but that he was an American
citizen. ,, . Al, ,..,,..-
was due considerations that had relation whatever
To him personally ON the contrary, he was never more
securely intrenched In the affections OF the American
people than he Mt tho moment when the historic |
light OF the 30G determined followers ended In defeat In
Chicago
The responses to the other toasts were as follows
"Keystone State" Hon. G W. Stone Republican |
Party, John DazelI, Pittsburg; young Men OF the
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cal Clubs' their Usefulness III AIRY o's"nA~' -
Foster president OF the Republican Club OF New-lork
..Tarig for protection" read for William n. McKin
iA'n io' i'''e''
ley, IT,, who unayoldaby detained
On the usefulness OF Republican clubs Mr. Foster said
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ainonR o'nef ui'"s''
There are to-day not less than twenty and perhaps
double IN Al number OF Republican clubs OF value and
standing, their constituents into the many
thousands of voters assemble these ana array tne
party and tho land would resound with tho true
principles OF the party enunciaeh IN such cear anu ue
Sae e 'n nJ nrisi,, ibsm "a s own such believe
TO be the power Of united effort, OF drilled and |
matured thonght OF JVn.cr' =, ~ ,"5asa ha
the various ciuDs III tnoSo % -, ha ans'ya tst
sorry When young .csso W "c ees